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1. Security bug found in PDF reader
From: George Lessard
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1. Security bug found in PDF reader
Posted by: "George Lessard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] themediamentor
Date: Sun Jan 7, 2007 6:40 am ((PST))
* Security bug found in PDF reader *
Users of the Adobe Reader software are urged to upgrade following
discovery of a serious security flaw.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/technology/6234181.stm
"... The flaw is found in the web browser plug-in of the Adobe Reader
software. Ordinarily this allows PDF documents to be viewed in a
browser window.
But by exploiting the flaw hi-tech criminals could use links to PDF
files stored on any website to attack vulnerable Windows PCs.
Information about the flaw in the Adobe reader software was first
revealed at the annual conference of the Chaos Computer Club - a
venerable German hacker group.
Since then security researchers have investigated and found that it
could also be used to view files on the hard drive of a vulnerable PC.
Writing about the flaw Symantec security researcher Hon Lau said:
"The ease [with] which this weakness can be exploited is
breathtaking."
So far no cyber criminals are thought to be actively exploiting the
Adobe Reader flaw but code to do so has been produced.
Initially it was thought that only users of the Firefox web browser
were at risk but now it is known that Internet Explorer users are
vulnerable too.
Upgrading to version 8 of the Adobe Reader software removes the risk
of falling victim to the flaw.
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